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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

Microsoft had already created its low-cost PC DOS operating system for IBM PCs, and was firmly positioned as a software company. PC manufacturers flocked to Windows, and the operating system attracted support from important software companies. With Windows 1.0, Where it all began: Windows 1.0 release in December, 1987.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. Dan found a flaw that could have crippled the internet. Music] VAMOSI: What is an operating system?

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Step by step into a droid future

Dataconomy

Meanwhile, companies like Pebble started experimenting with smartwatches, bridging the gap between fashion and technology. With touchscreens and voice commands, smartwatches are incredibly user-friendly and have become a fashion statement in their own right.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

By targeting specific files, the attackers get to choose what is sensitive and what to exfiltrate in a much more tactical fashion when compared to a 'spray-and-pray' ransomware.

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

With Fortnite , Epic is waging war against Apple’s well-established, crystal-clear rules by defying Apple’s 30-percent cut in dramatic, public, and legal fashion. All of it would be available on your TV, phone, tablet, or whatever other screen you have handy that can link up with a relatively speedy internet connection.

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IDF 2014 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

Next up, Krzanich talks about a fashion bracelet that can retrieve textual information from your cell phone and display it. The bracelet was displayed at the opening ceremony of the NYC fashion show last week. Those consortia are the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).

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Why Spotify’s Horacio Gutierrez thinks Apple behaves like a monopolist

The Verge

I do take Apple’s point that their exertion of control over the platform is required to keep people safe from the massive number of threats that everyday users of internet services face. So the decision on which payment systems to incorporate would be left to the apps and the users then will decide which apps they trust.

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